Peterborough Unitary Authority (UA) : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 151 Show data context 229 Show data context 398 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 270 Show data context 382 Show data context 554 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 19 Show data context 28 Show data context 38 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 147 Show data context 171 Show data context 206 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 385 Show data context 567 Show data context 874 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 1,234 Show data context 1,373 Show data context 1,662 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 292 Show data context 326 Show data context 275 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 134 Show data context 180 Show data context 130 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 1,167 Show data context 1,248 Show data context 941 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 766 Show data context 1,253 Show data context 1,085 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 429 Show data context 451 Show data context 383 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 146 Show data context 228 Show data context 388 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 34 Show data context 33 Show data context 36 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 21 Show data context 11 Show data context 12 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 93 Show data context 65 Show data context 55 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 163 Show data context 171 Show data context 99 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 511 Show data context 520 Show data context 82 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Peterborough Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026